Gate.



J. SHUBBR.

GATE.

APPLIOATIOH FILED APBJB, 1011.

Patented Aug. 22, 1911.

2 MEETS-SHEET 1.

-' z JffZZJ iIflW Witnesses Inventor Attorneys JOSEPH SHUBER, 0FMANITOWOG, WISCONSIN.

GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Vatentcd A ug. 22, 1911..

Application filed April 18, 1911. Serial No. 621,901.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that l, Josnrn Surname, a citizen of the United States,residing at Manitowoc, in the county of Manitowoc and State oflVisconsin, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which the followingis a specification.

It is the object of the present invention to provide a hand operatedgate, which may be swung, at a distance from the gate, withoutdismounting from a vehicle.

A further object of the invention is to provide novel means foroperating the gate, to swing the same into open and into closedposition, and to provide novel means for holding the gate, both in openposition and in closed position.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and. in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without dcparting from the spirit oi the invention.

In the accompanying drawings,--Figure 1 shows the invention inperspective; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the :treeend oi the gate;Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the pivotally mounted end of the gate,together with the mechanism whereby the gate is supported. and operated;Fig. 4 is a top plan of one of the sheaves, which are located at theends of the supporting frame, to afford a means for swinging the gate;Fig. 5 is a top plan of the centrally disposed mechanism whereby thegate is swung and tilted; Fig. 6 is an elevation of the post with whichthe free end of the gate engages, the striking mechanism which iscarried by said post, being shown in detail; and Fig. 7 is a detail eularged from Fig. 3.

In carrying out the invention there is provided a suitable supportingstructure, the same preferably comprising a base bar 1, and a top bar 2,the latter preferably being an angle member, as clearly appearing inFigs. 8 and 7 The top bar 2 is upheld above the base bar 1, by means ofend posts 3, and by means of intermediate posts 41-, located relativelynear to the end posts 3, and by means of a main post 5, preferablylocated midway between the ends of the bars 1 and 2.

lrojccting rcarwalally from the base bar 1. opposite the main post is ashort sill l), which, if desired, may be forwardly prolonged. across theroadway, as shown at 7, to form a support For a gate post 8; althoughobviously, the gate post 8 may be supported in any other manner theprolongation oi? the sill 6, shown at 4, being a matter which may or maynot be resorted to. llpstanding from the rear end oi the sill (i, is astub post 9. Fixed to and rising rom the stub post 5), is an inclinedbrace ll), prcl erably ilashioncd l'rom metal, and equipped, adjacentits upper end, with a laterally extended llange ll, angularly bent, tooverhang the upper end oil. the main post 5. The extension 12 o! thellange ll, which thus overhangs the top oi the main post is overlappedby a rearwardly prw longed extension '14, forming part of a plate 15.the plate 15 being secured to the forward 'lace oi. the main post 5.

Mounted in the extensions 12 and i4, is a shaft lll, upon which isjournalcd lor rotation, a horizontally disposed, segmental sheave 17.From the lower llange oi the sheave l7, angularly disposed lingers 1Soutstand. 'lhese lingers 18 are adapted to engage successively, with aspring tongue 19, secured. by means of a. bracket 20, to the brace 10.'lho shcave IT is provided with vertically aliucd cars 21. in its'l'orward portion, and between these ears BI is pivoted. as shown at 22.the upper rear corner oi the gate 23. The lower rear corner oi the gate2;) is pivotally mounted upon a gudgeon 24- carried by the main post 3,adjacent its lower end. A t its outer, free end, the gate 23 is suppliedwith a pivotally mounted latch E25, the lrec, outstanding end of thelatch 25 being normally maintained depressed, by means ol a rclractilespring .26, one end o'l which is sccurbd to the latch 25, the other endoli the spring being secured to the gate. As seen most clearly in Fig.(i, the gate post 8 carries a striking member 27, provided with a notch28,:1dapled to receive the free end of the latch 25. Located above thestriking member 27, and carried by the gate post 8, is a deflector 20,adapted to receive the free end ot the latch 25, and to direct the sameinto proper engagei'nent with the notch 28 in the striking member 27.

Upstanding from the top bar 2, adjacent the ends thereof, are pins 30,upon which are journaled for rotation, sheaves 31, each sheave 31 beingequipped with an outstanding operating lever 32. About the sheaves 31, abelt 33 is trained, the belt ordinarily being a chain or a wire. Thebelt 33 is secured to the sheaves 31, by means of pins 3 1, mounted inthe sheaves, the belt being passed about these pins. The forward run 35of the belt 33 passes freely through an oft set 36, formed in the plate15, adjacent the upper end of the plate. The rear run 37 of the belt iswound about the sheave 17, and extends in opposite directions therefrom,toward the sheaves 31. Mounted upon the intermediate posts 1, arestriking members 38, adapted to be received by the free end of the latch'25, when the gate 23 is swung into open position.

Presupposing that the gate 23 is in the closed position shown in Fig. 1,the operation to open the gate is as follows: If one of the operatinglevers 32 be manipulated, rotation will be imparted to the correspondingsheave 31, and the rear run 37 of the belt 33 will impart rotation tothe sheave 17. It is to be noted that the rear bar 39 of the gate 23stands at an inclination to the vertical, when the gate is in closedposition. The first result of imparting a rotation to the sheave 17,will be to move the rear bar 39 of the gate, at its upper end, towardthe upper end of the post 5, thus elevating the outer end of the gate,and lifting the latch 25 out of the notch 28 in the striking member 27.The gate will thus be set free for rotation. Continued movement of theoperating lever 32, will incline the pivotal axis of the gate and tendto cause the gate to swing open until the latch 25 ultimately engageswith one of the striking members 38 which are carried by theintermediate posts 4:. In closing the gate, the gate is first tilted,until the latch 25 is withdrawn from engagement with the striking member38, whereupon the gate will swing into closed position. I11 its closingmovement, the latch 25 engages with the deflecting member 29, the freeend of the gate 23 being uplifted by the rotation of the sheave 17. Assoon as the operating lever 32 is released, the rear bar 39 of the gatewill assume the inclined position shown' in Fig. 3, the latch 25dropping into the notch 28 of the striking mem ber 27 It is to be notedthat as the gate swings to and fro, one of the fingers 18, dependingupon the direction in which the gate is swung, will snap behind thespring tongue 19. i open position, the engagement between the particularfinger and the spring tongue 19 serves to maintain the gate in openposition, even though the gate be not swung enough to interlock with thestriking members 38, and in practice, the latch 25 will be inter lockedwith the striking members 38, only when it is desired to hold the gateopen, for a considerable period of time, longer than is required merelyfor the passage of a vehicle.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In a deviceof the class described, a supporting structure; a gate pivoted in itslower portion of the supporting structure; a sheave journaled forrotation upon the supporting structure, the upper portion of the gatebeing pivotally connected with the sheave; a spring tongue secured tothe supporting structure; spaced elements upon the sheave, with whichthe spring tongue is adapted to engage successively when the gate isswung in opposite directions; and means for rotating the sheave.

2. In a device of the class described, a supporting structure includinga post; a plate applied to the forward face of the post, and having anextension adapted to Thus, when the gate is swung into an overhang theupper end of the post; a brace fixed to and rising from the supportingstructure, and having an extension adapt ed to overlap the extension ofthe plate; a shaft mounted in the extensions; a sheave j ournaled uponthe shaft; a gate pivoted in its lower portion to the post, and in itsup per portion pivoted to the sheave; a spring tongue secured to thebrace; spaced elements upon the sheave, adapted to be engagedsuccessively by the spring tongue; and means for operating the sheave.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH SI-IUBER.

Witnesses JOHN CLELoUrm-I, J OHN POLIFKA.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. O.

